Parkland College

Fire Service Technology

Program Code: SFST AAS

Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 62 semester hours

The program is designed to provide the student or firefighter with the training required to be certified as Fire Officer I and Fire Officer II.

Program Note
Students wishing to transfer to SIU should consult with the SIU off-campus academic program advisor in D166. Substitute MAT 108 and ALM 135 for MAT 131; and take one of the following courses in addition to PHY 111 (or equivalent): BIO 100, 101, 109, 123, 141, 142, or SCI 108, or 208.

Suggested Full-time Sequence
 

FALL 1st Semester
FST 111
FST 112 (E)
FST elective
CHE 100 or FST 210
ENG 101
MAT 131

SPRING 2nd Semester
FST 114 (O)
FST 115 (O)
FST 118 (O)
FST 212 (O)
FST elective
ENG 102

 

FALL 3rd Semester
FST 234 (O)
FST elective
PHY 111
PSY 101
SPE 101

SPRING 4th Semester
FST 215 (E)
FST 218 (E)
FST 235 (E)
FST elective
Social/Behavioral Sciences or Humanities/Fine Arts electives
 

(O) = Offered in odd-numbered years
(E) = Offered in even-numbered years


Requirements

Credit Hours

Required Program Courses (33 hours)

FST 111 Introduction to the Fire Service
or FST elective

3

FST 112 Command Officer Management I

3

FST 114 Fire Prevention Principles

3

FST 115 Fire Fighting Tactics

3

FST 118 Fire Service Instructor I

3

FST 212 Command Officer Management II

3

FST 215 Fire Fighting Strategies and Tactics

3

FST 218 Fire Service Instructor II

3

FST 234 Command Officer Management III

3

FST 235 Command Officer Management IV

3

FST elective
   Choose from FST 117, FST 130, FST 133, FST 210, FST 251, FST 252, FST 253, or EMS 110.

3
 

Other Required Courses (9 hours)

CHE 100 Introduction to Chemistry
or FST 210 Hazardous Materials First Responder/Operation

3

PHY 111 Applied Physics: Mechanics

3

CIS 200 (Fire Protection Concentration)

3
 

Required General Education Core Courses (20 hours)

ENG 101 Composition I

3

ENG 102 Composition II

3

MAT 131 Applied Mathematics

4

PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology

3-4

SPE 101 Introductory Speech Communication

3

Social/Behavioral Sciences or Humanities/Fine Arts electives

          3

Total Semester Credit Hours

62

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